Difference between revisions of "Reasons for and against self tracking and quantification"

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A summary of the much more thorough debate on kialo:
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https://www.kialo.com/everyone-should-health-track---self-quantify-49787
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=== Improve the management of health conditions ===
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Sub-clinical issues are issues doctors can only fix with data provided by personal health tracking. Some remedies can only be tested with self tracking. The effects of lifestyle choices like veganism on health may need to be monitored.
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=== Motivate lifestyle change ===
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Gamification seems pretty popular and it requires tracking. Most consumer wearables include lots of motivating information. Just watching the numbers improve or be recorded can be quite motivating. Self tracking can help build healthy habits. Health tracking can once again help find the best method or remedy.

Revision as of 05:59, 17 November 2021

A summary of the much more thorough debate on kialo:

https://www.kialo.com/everyone-should-health-track---self-quantify-49787

Improve the management of health conditions

Sub-clinical issues are issues doctors can only fix with data provided by personal health tracking. Some remedies can only be tested with self tracking. The effects of lifestyle choices like veganism on health may need to be monitored.

Motivate lifestyle change

Gamification seems pretty popular and it requires tracking. Most consumer wearables include lots of motivating information. Just watching the numbers improve or be recorded can be quite motivating. Self tracking can help build healthy habits. Health tracking can once again help find the best method or remedy.